In our first calculation we put down as the lowest sum a man would require to have after his arrival on the land, $409.75. But in this calculation we gave him a house, such as it was, for $38.75. Now, if he wants the better house we have just described, his capital should be $726.
WHAT A MAN WITH MODERATE CAPITAL CAN DO.
We now come to the case of a man with moderate capital, who wishes to start with a complete outfit of farming machinery, &c. Coming in the spring, in time to commence breaking, the end of May, he buys
| Three horses | $375 00 |
| One sulky plow—seat for driver, breaker attachment | 70 00 |
| Seeder | 65 00 |
| Harrow | 12 00 |
| Harvester and self-binder | 285 00 |
| Horse rake and mower | 125 00 |
| Wagon | 75 00 |
| Total | $1,007 00 |
N. B.—It is calculated that the grain saved by the self-binder over hand work, pays for the wire used in binding, and in labor 50 cents an acre is saved, besides the board of two men. We will soon have twine and straw binders perfected, an improvement which will do away with the expense of wire altogether.
With a sulky plow and three horses, our farmer breaks 100 acres of land, and puts it under wheat the following year.
| He has been already at an outlay for horses and machinery, of | $1,007 00 |
| Seed wheat costs | 150 00 |
| Shocking and stacking | 70 00 |
| Threshing and hauling, using his three horses, 10 cents a bushel | 200 00 |
| Total | $1,427 00 |
CREDITS.
| 2,000 bushels of wheat | $2,000 00 |
| Hay cut by mower | 200 00 |
| $2,200 00 | |
| Expenses | 1,427 00 |
| Balance in favor of crop | $773 00 |